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# Saltmarsh Gazetteer

A one-evening heist on the docks.

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{{footnote THE HARBOR}}

## The Docks at Night

Welcome to a preview of the watch, the vault, and the thing under the pier.

- **Theme:** smugglers, bells, and bad weather
- **Tone:** tense, but the locals still gossip

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### Using this page

Keep sessions short. Let the party pick **one** lead, then cut to the pier.

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See also [the vault](#p3).

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##### Harbor Watch
A bribe under 5 gp buys a shrug. A talking gull buys a full report.
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##### Harbor leads

| d4 | Lead |
|:--:|:-----|
| 1 | A clerk “lost” last night’s ledger |
| 2 | The mastiff will not go near the vault |
| 3 | Tide marks on the counting-house floor |
| 4 | Someone paid the watch in foreign coin |
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## The Vault Door

Two iron bars and a sleeping mastiff.

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## Harbor Mastiff
*Medium beast, unaligned*
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**Armor Class** :: 12
**Hit Points** :: 11 (2d8 + 2)
**Speed** :: 40 ft.
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|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
|13 (+1)|14 (+2)|12 (+1)|3 (−4)|12 (+1)|7 (−2)|
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**Skills** :: Perception +3
**Senses** :: passive Perception 13
**Languages** :: —
**Challenge** :: 1/8 (25 XP) {{bonus **Proficiency Bonus** +2}}
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***Keen Hearing and Smell.*** The mastiff has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.

### Actions
***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. *Hit:* 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage.
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